Lóndrangar

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Coordinates: 64 ° 43 ′ 58 ″  N , 23 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W.

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Iceland

The Lóndrangar are two pinnacles of volcanic origin on the western coast of the peninsula Snæfellsnes in the West Islands .

They are made of basalt and are the result of an erosion process . The height of the two elevations is 75 and 61 meters. They are located to the west of Snæfellsjökull National Park in West Iceland, the distance to Hellnar is about 10 km. Originally, they were part of a crater, the softer parts of which have been eroded over time. Fulmars , guillemots , puffins and kittiwakes nest on the rocks .

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.geo.de/reisen/reiseziel/541-rtkl-islands-westen-vier-tagen-durch-die-farbenpracht

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